“I think you’re right, but you are trying to make a moral equivalency between the Leftists and us.
My gripe would be based on the fact that generally, Lefties are given a pass, (just look at how the Lefties who tore down the crosses protesting abortion back in February were recently honored for their contributions to the debate, and how the Lefties who shut down Tancredo’s speech just a couple weeks ago are going scott free, including the professor who organized and gave extra credit for the ‘protestors’, thugs really) and conservatives are held to the law, or even held to the standards of the arresting policeman that may very well far exceed the law.”
If that was what I have done (make a moral equivalency), that was not my intention. I agree with you that the lefties are given a free pass. It is blatant, it is sickening. However, how can I stand on moral ground if I believe that because they get away with it, I should to?
I do not want to be like them. Ever.
That's not my argument, if someone (let's take Keyes, he's a good example) breaks the law, he should suffer the legal consequences. Keyes went to jail. They let him out, and now he will trespass on ND property against, and presumably be arrested and go to jail again. At some point he will be in front of a judge.
That's how civil disobedience protests work. Do the crime, do the time.
The earlier post with the reasons, Lefties given a pass, are that they don't do the time.
THUS if Lefties do this kind of stuff, I, and others, complain loudly and long about them. Which is what you originally objected too.
I stand corrected about how long Keyes is in jail. I think he is in for the weekend. He is preaching (so they say) in jail.
He is a gifted orator. I’ll bet he is well recieved by even those who disagree with him.